No one named Aden appears in the Bible. Aden is a spelling of Aidan, the English form of the Irish Aodhán, “little fire,” and it has no Hebrew meaning. Despite the likeness, the English name does not come from Eden, the garden of Genesis. What does the name Aden mean? Name references such as Behind the Name list Aden as a variant of Aidan. Aidan is the anglicized form of Aodhán, from the Old Irish Áedán, “little fire,” a diminutive…

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